Friday Harbor is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 2,751 people and three associated neighborhoods, Friday Harbor is the 192nd largest community in Washington. Friday Harbor home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Friday Harbor real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Friday Harbor is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Friday Harbor is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Friday Harbor who work in office and administrative support (16.54%), maintenance occupations (12.28%), and management occupations (10.40%). Of important note, Friday Harbor is also a town of artists. Friday Harbor has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Friday Harbor’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.98% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Friday Harbor is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. One of the benefits of Friday Harbor is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 11.40 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The education level of Friday Harbor citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.01% of adults in Friday Harbor have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Friday Harbor in 2022 was $40,906, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,624 for a family of four. However, Friday Harbor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Friday Harbor is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Friday Harbor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Friday Harbor residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Friday Harbor also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.02% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Friday Harbor include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and European. The most common language spoken in Friday Harbor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
